This is an exciting time for building in America. The rise of the merchant class, widely available publications, and the abundance of immigrant labor foster the elaborate choices now available for home building. Awareness of architecture and a sophistication in taste  - as well as competition with the neighbors – helps to make this one of the most colorful and elaborate building periods in our history. Styles to be explored may include Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Stick, Queen Anne, Shingle, and Richardson Romanesque.

Presenter Dorothy P. Guzzo is the Vice President of Saving Historic Moorestown. Prior to her retirement, she was the Executive Director of the New Jersey Historic Trust. Previously, Ms. Guzzo was the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (DSHPO) and Administrator of the State's Historic Preservation Office. Her career spans over 35 years in historic preservation serving in numerous capacities. She is an adjunct with Rutgers University, Certificate in Historic Preservation Program. She is the recipient of Preservation New Jersey's Sarah P. Fiske Legacy Award for her lifetime devotion to historic preservation. She has resided in Moorestown since 1996.